Nissens launch its ignition coil range

Nissens Automotive has launched an ignition coil range, one described as a “significant, strategic expansion” that adds depth to its portfolio and, it hopes, to yours.

Typically, the ignition coil consists of a primary winding, secondary winding, iron core and housing, and is enclosed in a durable, heat-resistant casing filled with epoxy for insulation.

The primary winding receives low-voltage current from the battery, which builds a magnetic field around the iron core. When the current is interrupted, the collapsing magnetic field induces a high voltage surge in the secondary winding. This high voltage is then sent to the spark plug to ignite the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.

According to Nissens, most contemporary engines utilise a coil-on-plug (COP) design where the spark plug has its own coil mounted directly on its top, eliminating the need for spark plug wires and improving ignition precision. The pencil coil is a slim, elongated version of COP designed to fit deep into narrow spark plug wells, commonly used in compact engine layouts, and the rail coil design is a single unit with multiple coils mounted together, supplying several spark plugs from a centralised location.

Nissens confident of market opportunity

Despite ongoing vehicle electrification, ICE-powered vehicles will continue to dominate the European car parc well into the future, claimed Nissens. One of the contributing factors to the high failure rate of ignition coils is the increased stress they are under in the modern, smaller capacity, high-revving engines that are now commonplace in many vehicle makes and models.

With the help of ignition coils and other electronic systems and components, these engines are now highly efficient and produce fewer emissions and use less fuel. They are also highly stressed and, therefore, prone to greater wear, which naturally stimulates the replacement demand.

However, as with many replacement items, the variation in quality of the products on offer is “wide”. Nissens believes many are “manufactured to a price” and, subsequently, do not deliver either the correct level of performance or the lifespan that vehicle owners would expect.

In response, Nissens is confident that its ignition coil offering meets long-term aftermarket demand, by providing you and your workshop customers with a quality product, one that is competitive and future proof.

How were the ignition coils engineered?

Nissens ignition coils are produced in-house, generally in an ISO and IATF 16949-certified European plant. They are thoroughly constructed using modern technology, “premium grade” raw materials and proven engineering. They cover various design types from standard to pencil, COP, rail and block.

Tangible value

Nissens believes it is offering a developed product with broad vehicle coverage, excellent product data and availability: a solution “ready to support sales growth from day one”. In turn, workshops gain access to a “high-performance, reliable and premium quality replacement part”.

Nissens Product Category Manager, Lærke Louise Vexborg, said: “The Nissens ignition coil programme fully supports the aftermarket’s needs. It is designed, manufactured, and tested to secure excellent engine ignition performance, combined with reliability and longevity.

“With this launch, we again prove our dedication to supporting the aftermarket with solutions that combine technical excellence, market relevance and customer value.”

Range and availability

The initial Nissens ignition coil range caters for more than 230 models, covering in excess of 1,000 OE references across passenger car and LCV applications. It offers 65% plus coverage of the European car parc. The range is available now.